SPECIAL OFFER FOR WINTER IN RUSSIA MORE THAN TRAVEL TAILOR- MADE TOURS TO RUSSIA PRIVATE TOUR TO YAKUTIA AND MAGADAN

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1 SPECIAL OFFER FOR WINTER IN RUSSIA MORE THAN TRAVEL TAILOR- MADE TOURS TO RUSSIA Your personal Consultant: Irina Stewart PRIVATE TOUR TO YAKUTIA AND MAGADAN

2 Safe. Secure. Reliable. Australian-owned company Over 10 years experience in Russia 24/7 support in Australia and Russia 2

3 07.01 Yakutsk Yakutsk Batagay Verkhoyansk Yakutsk Yakutsk Yakutsk Khadynga Oymyakon Oymyakon Ust-Nera Susuman Magadan Magadan Magadan Magadan

4 Russian visa OPTION A get you personal Visa Support Letter (VSL) fill in Visa Application form send Application, passport, photo and VSL to the Embassy get your Russian visa delivered to you by mail OPTION B request full Russian visa service and get your visa 4

5 DAY 1 Meet your guide at the train station Transfer to your hotel City tour visiting fish market Free time You will have a free time to relax after your flight and enjoy the beauty of the city Экскурсия в олимпийскую деревню Это прекрасная возможность посетить Прибрежный и Горный Boat кластер cruise Олимпийского on its Сочи, увидеть своими глазами channels величественные to get the сооружения, узнать об их использовании во время experience и после Игр, of почувствовать the атмосферу Олимпийской столицы. Venice of the North Yakutsk in winter 5

6 DAY 2 Breakfast Visiting cultural center Chochur Muran Atlasov minor and Ice tunnel complex Permafrost Kingdom Get to know about special Yakut husky dog, dog sled safari with Instructor Cooking master-class (national Yakut cuisine) 6

7 Ice tunnel complex Permafrost Kingdom 7

8 Then, take a tour to see the city s iconic landmark: Isaac Cathedral, Kazan Cathedral, and visit the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood one of the most powerful constructions in Russian Orthodox Christian architecture; an absolutely enthralling must-see and a place where Alexander II was fatally wounded by anarchists in 1881 Yakut husky dogs 8

9 DAY 3 Early transfer to the airport (packed breakfast) Flight to Batagay Transfer from the airport to Batagay village Afternoon free to explore the area Verkhoyansk mountains 9

10 Today we return to the past, back to the city s first days, with a visit to the place where St Petersburg was founded, by the Tsar Peter the Great. The Peter and Paul Fortress was soon turned into a political prison. There, the son of Peter the Great, Prince Alexei, Decembrists and revolutionaries were held as prisoners We also see Smolny institute, which was chosen by Lenin as the Bolshevik headquarters during the October Revolution. It was Lenin s residence for several month, until the national government was moved to Moscow s Kremlin in March Drive to Verkhoyansk (100 km) The coldest town on Earth tour Local history museum DAY 4 Return to Batagay When we go back to the twentieth century and visit a real warship named Aurora, which marked the start of the Revolution one hundred years ago when if fired a blank shot at the Winter Palace (then the residence of the Provisional Government), giving the signal to the rebellious workers, soldiers and sailors of the city to storm the palace. Beauty of Yakutia 10

11 DAY 5 Transfer to the airport Flight to Yakutsk Meet your guide at the airport Transfer to your hotel Optional winter activities in Yakutsk DAY 6 Free bad weather day 11

12 right in front of the Kremlin. Cultural center Chochur Muran The world-famous Amber Room, known as the Eighth Wonder of the World, is here in Catherine s palace. 12

13 DAY 7 Enjoy a guided visit to the Moscow Kremlin, and see all the treasures of the famous museums. Kremlin is not actually a specific place name, but meas fortress. The most well-known kremlin is of course the one in Moscow, at Red Square. Breakfast And Red Square is not actually Red because of the red bricks, but because "red" in the old Russian language meant "beautiful". And "Kremlin" meant a castle. So there are many kremlins in Russia and in Moscow alone we will show you a few! Drive to the National park Lena Pillars / Lenskye Stolby (3 hours with stops), crossing Lena river on snowmobile with passenger sledges (3 km) Time to explore the national park Get to know the city by taking a metro ride to the place of Drive back to Yakutsk your first visit. The Metro is one of the fastest ways to get anywhere in this city, and to avoid traffic jams. Metro is the fastest ways to get anywhere in this city, and to avoid traffic jams. If you want to see the Bolshoi, it s a good idea to book your tickets in advance! Lena Pillars National park 13

14 DAY 8 Breakfast Drive to Khadynga with your escorting guide (450 km by Kolyma road), crossing Lena river and Aldan river on the way Visit to a local museum in Cherekh village (optional, time permitting) On arrival to Khadynga village in the late evening Stay with a Russian family Dinner with a Russian family 14

15 DAY 9 Breakfast Departure to Oymyakon (500 km drive) Stop for early lunch in Tyoply Kluch village Stops on the way to take pictures of Tumporuk pass, Chyorny prizhim pass and other places of interest Stop for early dinner in Kyubyum village Late evening in Oymyakon Stay at a private house Dinner with a Russian family 15

16 Bunker 42 is a real, antinuclear bunker, used as the Kremlin's base-camp during the Caribbean Crisis. You will visit the Cold War Interactive Museum and see unique artifacts. Photography is permitted only in certain parts of the museum Oymyakon -71 C entry mark Izmaylovo Kremlin to the east of Moscow represents a totally different style of architecture It also includes an open air museum of wooden architecture. 16

17 DAY 10 Breakfast with a Russian family See Stella Pole of Cold and get your personal certificate Pole of cold from fairytale character Keeper of the Cold Chushaan, City tour includes Yakut horses adapted to live in extremely cold conditions Lunch with a Russian family Traditional ice fishing with a local fisherman Dinner with a Russian family Visit performance in Yakut cultural center Archy 17

18 Come on a guided tour to the Tretyakov State Art Gallery, one of the two largest collections of Russian art. The other (we are not talking about sizes!) is the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. Keeper of the Cold Chushaan The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts Izmaylovo Kremlin to the east of Moscow represents a totally different style of architecture It also includes an open air museum of wooden architecture. 18

19 DAY 11 Early breakfast Drive to Ust-Nera Visiting ice tunnels Chyshaan residency and see huge ice crystals Visiting local museum in Tomptor village Stop for a lunch Late evening arrival in Ust-Nera 19

20 Ice tunnels Chyshaan residency 20

21 Sightseeing tour of Yaroslavl. As the city lies on a high, steep bank of the Volga river, it offers myriads of photo opportunities of the mighty Volga river. DAY 12 Breakfast During the tour, you will visit Saviour Transfiguration Monastery and Church of Elijah the Prophet. Drive to Susuman (380 km) Hotel check in Free time and rest On the way to Susuman 21

22 DAY 13 Breakfast Driving to Magadan ( 620 km) Stop for lunch Visiting GULAG History Museum in Yagodnoe village (optional) Hotel check in Dinner 22

23 DAY 14 City tour (Coves of the Sea of Okhotsk, Magadan museum, etc.) Holy Trinity Cathedral in Magadan 23

24 DAY 15 Free day (optional snowmobile safari) DAY 16 Breakfast Transfer to the airport for your flight See you again! Snowmobile safari 24

25 TRIP COSTS per person sharing: 7590 AUD --private transfers as per program --24/7 English-speaking support line in Russia -local flights as per program INCLUSIONS: -meet at greet at the airports in Yakutsk and Batagay Accommodation: 4* hotel in Yakutsk (family room, breakfast), -guest house in Batagay, 2 rooms with shared kitchen (no meals included) -private house in Khadynga (no meals included) - private house in Oymyakon (2 breakfasts, 2 dinners, 1 lunch ) NON INCLUDED: -international flights - extras of personal nature -lunches and dinners not mentioned in inclusions - standard hotel in Ust-Nera ( standard room, breakfast) 3* hotel in Magadan (standard room, breakfast) -dedicated private local English-speaking guide in Yakutsk, escorting English-speaking guide from Yakutsk to Ust-Nera,, escorting English-speaking guide from Ust-Nera to Magadan, local Englishspeaking guide in Magadan -tickets to all listed attractions except optional Discovery Russia

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